(B) Authority and execution. The Zoning Administrator shall be responsible for determining compliance with this chapter and shall be responsible for issuing a sign permit.
(C) Permit issuance. Upon the filing of an application for a permit for erection, alteration or relocation of a sign, the Zoning Administrator shall determine whether the application is complete. Once it is determined that the application is complete, the Zoning Administrator shall:
(1) Examine the plans and specifications and the premises upon which the proposed structure is to be erected.
(2) Issue a permit if the structure complies with the requirements of this chapter and all other ordinances of the village.
(D) Approval of electrified signs. The application for a sign permit for the erection of a sign in which electrical wiring and connections are to be used shall be submitted to the Zoning Administrator. The Zoning Administrator shall examine the plans and specifications to determine compliance with the Electrical Code of the village as a condition of granting the sign permit.
(E) Inspection. The Zoning Administrator may inspect, at such times as deemed appropriate, each sign or other advertising structure regulated by this chapter. The purpose of the inspection is to ascertain whether the structure is secure or insecure, whether in need of repair or removal, or not in conformance with the permit application or otherwise in violation of the provisions of this chapter.
(F) Termination or revocation of permit. Upon the termination or revocation of the sign permit, the licensee shall remove the sign without cost or expense of any kind to the village. In the event of the failure, neglect or refusal on the part of the licensee to do so, the village may proceed to remove the same and charge the expense to the licensee.
(G) Expiration of permit. If the work authorized under a sign permit is not completed within 180 days after the date of issuance, the sign permit shall become null and void.
(Ord. 929, passed 1-25-11; Ord. 1076, passed 1-23-18) Penalty, see § 153.999